Monica Seles is Hungarian, and on www.tennishungary.hu we can read about Greta Arn who live in Budapest since years that maybe she will Hungarian too...

My Question: Is it true that Gréta will Hungarian???

Who will the next?

I want Juju, Ana, Tatiana and Svetlana...:lol:

apcuk

Jan 11th, 2008, 11:27 AM

My Question: Is it true that Gréta will Hungarian???

She played her match in the AO as a Hungarian, but her thread is in the German forum and they're constantly talking about her in German and I don't get a word. :)

Textor

Jan 11th, 2008, 04:36 PM

Greta speaks Hungarian well. I think someone in her family is (was?) Hungarian.
We know well that Monika is Hungarian, so it's time that she has Hungarian passport:)

Nervenbuendel

Jan 16th, 2008, 02:56 AM

Well, this issue is a problem I also deal with ever since I have followed Greta's results. What's her orgin? Is she a member of a mixed family? (her mother's name is obviously Katalin - being a person of german heritage I can't judge wether this is a real hungarian name, but I guess so). Her father (Rudolf) seems to be german and her brother (Norbert) owns a german name. Possibly Greta might have a double citizenship?

Epilogue: Tobi stated that Greta will start in Acapulco with "HUN" nationality. She is yours.

Agassi Fan

Jan 16th, 2008, 04:46 PM

Szeles Mónikáról van valami új hír?

Ballbasher

Jan 16th, 2008, 04:49 PM

Greta has changed her nationality you need to ask in the FAQ zone to ask a mod to move her Thread.
http://www.itftennis.com/womens/players/player.asp?player=20005374

A Magicman

Jan 16th, 2008, 05:03 PM

Epilogue: Tobi stated that Greta will start in Acapulco with "HUN" nationality. She is yours.

She is mine. ;)

Nervenbuendel

Jan 16th, 2008, 05:26 PM

She is mine. ;)

It's ok. I'll marry Maret Ani instead ;) :cool:

Ceze

Jan 20th, 2008, 08:29 PM

Greta has changed her nationality you need to ask in the FAQ zone to ask a mod to move her Thread.
http://www.itftennis.com/womens/players/player.asp?player=20005374her thread has been moved in here ;)

Peterk07

Jan 24th, 2008, 11:24 PM

Well, this issue is a problem I also deal with ever since I have followed Greta's results. What's her orgin? Is she a member of a mixed family? (her mother's name is obviously Katalin - being a human being of german heritage I can't judge wether this is a real hungarian name, but I guess so). Her father (Rudolf) seems to be german and her brother (Norbert) owns a german name. Possibly Greta might have a double citizenship?

Well, according to her interview about the subject: She was born in Budapest, her father is german, her mother is hungarian. She and her family lived in Budapest for a while, then her father got a new job, so the whole family moved to Germany. She became a tennis professional in Germany, so she played for Germany of course. A few years ago the family moved back to Hungary, they live in Budapest.

Greta does have double citizenship, and according to the interview, she considers herself as both German and Hungarian. But since she lives in Budapest for a while now, she feels her "hungarian side" become somewhat stronger - if this is the right word for it?. And for this reason, she decided to represent Hungary in the future.

Anyway, she seems to be a lovely girl, so I wish her the best luck in her carreer. :)

(Yes, Katalin is a hungarian name (Cathrene). Norbert is hungarian as well as german name (exactly as written). I guess - but i'm not sure of course - this explains why the parents have chosen this name for him. :)

tejmeglekvár

Feb 23rd, 2008, 09:46 AM

Tímea Bacsinszky
Bacsinszky shakes off pressure
Swiss youngster has left comparisons to Hingis behind her

By Abe Kuijl, Special to ********************

WTA Tour FROM THE PROXIMUS DIAMOND GAMES IN ANTWERP – When Timea Bacsinszky enjoyed some international success in the juniors, the Swiss press were quick to name their new prodigy the next Martina Hingis.
"There are a lot of expectations," said the 18-year-old qualifier, who reached her career first Sony Ericsson WTA Tour semifinal in Antwerp after Daniela Hantuchova retired due to illness.

Bacsinszky, ranked No. 94, was leading 6-2, 4-6, 4-1 when Hantuchova felt she couldn't go on. "I couldn't catch my breath on the court," said the third seed. "I was getting tired after playing more than five seconds. Today I can't really say I was beaten."

Bacsinszky qualified her achievement as a win like any other. "I think I did everything to win it. I was the winner of this match, even if she gave up."

There are no Swiss reporters in Antwerp, but Bacsinszky told ******************** she gets plenty of attention in the press back home. "The Swiss press follows me a lot. Since I'm young, I've already been compared to Martina Hingis, because I won twice the world championships under 14. A lot of times I had the same results when I was young as she did, so that's why it's easy in Switzerland to make a comparison."

Up-and-coming players are always compared to their nation's best players. When you have stars such as Martina Hingis and Roger Federer representing your country, expectations will be extremely high, how unfair that might be.

"They wanted me at 16 to be world No. 1," said Bacsinszky. "But now I'm feeling fine with it, because even if they put the pressure on me, I'm taking it easy. I'm going step by step and it's working."

Bacsinszky finished 2006 as No. 121 and reached a career high ranking of No. 88 in 2007, before she ended the year at a disappointing No. 122. "I was feeling that I was making progress as I was playing, but the thing is I had a lot of injuries," she said. "When I had a good draw I didn't take my chance to do a good tournament. But this year it's starting really well."

Bacsinszky is a gritty player who moves well and has a fluid serve. She hits a strong two-handed backhand, but she can't really play aggressively with her forehand, which she often hits high and with a lot of spin. She likes to play defense and has a strong athletic build. Her favorite surface is clay.

During her match against Hantuchova, Bacsinszky proved she also has a great feel for the ball, hitting a number of well camouflaged drop shots. "I like those," she laughs. "My forehand is also not so bad. I know how I'm hitting it. I am disturbing the other player with my spin, so I'm happy with it. The thing is that [to become a better player] I have to be consistent when I'm returning, and also improve my fitness a little bit."

IDOLIZING SELES
Bacsinszky has lived in Switzerland for all her life, but both her parents are Hungarian. When she grew up, she idolized Monica Seles, who announced her retirement earlier this week. "I wanted to talk with her again in Hungarian, because everyone thinks she is from Serbia, but actually she's Hungarian. This is something I want to make clear," Bacsinszky said. "I wanted to talk with her, because I talked to her when I played in the juniors of Roland Garros in 2002 when I was 13."

"She asked me for a towel in the locker room, and after she said, 'Thank you', I answered her in Hungarian. She was like [stunned] and then we talked a little bit. But I think it was one of her last tournaments, so [I never saw her again]."

After this week, Bacsinszky will surpass her career high ranking of No. 88, but she doesn't care about where she'll be at the end of the year, as long as she's improving and having fun. "I don't fix myself goals. I just want to keep going and to be better in the ranking. For sure my goals in the future are to be Top 20 or Top 10. But I don't want to put my goals too high. I just want to enjoy playing, because I really love playing and the thing is that when I retire, I want to say I did everything to be the highest as [I could be]. If I'm No. 50 or No. 5, I don't care. I just want to enjoy what I'm doing, enjoy this part of my life."

For now, Bacsinszky considers the '06 Zurich Open - where she beat then No. 15 Anastasia Myskina en route to the quarters - her most memorable tournament. It just might change after she plays Justine Henin in the semis on Saturday. "We'll see," she laughs. "You never know. She can also be shaky. She was shaky yesterday evening [against Tsvetana Pironkova]."

Henin was also far from her best in her quarterfinal against Alisa Kleybanova, but still advanced comfortably in a 6-4, 6-3 win. The other semifinal will feature Na Li and Karin Knapp. Knapp upset fourth-seed Patty Schnyder in a nail-biter 6-2, 6-7(1), 7-6(2), whereas Li ousted qualifier Sofia Arvidsson 7-5, 6-4.

A Magicman

Feb 23rd, 2008, 10:40 AM

:eek:

I thought she was Polish.....

So many ethnic Hungarians around, just always playing for other countries.

Kristoffer

Feb 23rd, 2008, 11:59 AM

:eek:

I thought she was Polish.....

So many ethnic Hungarians around, just always playing for other countries.

And we shouldn't forget the ones who are from Hungarian minority of Transylvania(Romania), like: Edina Gallovits & Ágnes Szatmári :)

hellas719

Jan 6th, 2009, 12:02 AM

I never knew Gallovits was Hungarian. But I did know that Szatmari was.

hellas719

Apr 4th, 2009, 01:01 AM

Is it true that Edina will play for Hungary now?:eek:

Hakapeszi

Apr 4th, 2009, 11:35 AM

Is it true that Edina will play for Hungary now?:eek:

Where did you read this?

Kristoffer

Apr 4th, 2009, 01:01 PM

Is it true that Edina will play for Hungary now?:eek:

she said in an interview that she would like to play in Hungarian fed-cup team....
I hope she will make it, 'cause without Czink, Hungarian team is not strong enough...

hellas719

Jun 17th, 2009, 04:03 AM

I am a fan of Agnes Szatmari (she's in my sig). Andiyan posted in her thread in Tennis Romania that her thread needs to be moved to Tennis Hungaria soon since she's going to be Hungarian from now on. I have a question though. Why are all these girls coming to Hungary from Romania (Marosi, Szatmari, Gallovits)? Is there tension between the two nations?

Kristoffer

Jun 17th, 2009, 07:48 AM

I am a fan of Agnes Szatmari (she's in my sig). Andiyan posted in her thread in Tennis Romania that her thread needs to be moved to Tennis Hungaria soon since she's going to be Hungarian from now on. I have a question though. Why are all these girls coming to Hungary from Romania (Marosi, Szatmari, Gallovits)? Is there tension between the two nations?

Because all of them are Hungarians.

From wikipedia:
"The Hungarian minority of Romania is the largest ethnic minority in Romania, consisting of 1,434,377 people and making up 6.6% of the total population, according to the 2002 census."

Read more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_minority_in_Romania

hellas719

Jun 17th, 2009, 09:46 PM

Because all of them are Hungarians.

From wikipedia:
"The Hungarian minority of Romania is the largest ethnic minority in Romania, consisting of 1,434,377 people and making up 6.6% of the total population, according to the 2002 census."

Read more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_minority_in_Romania

But if they are all Hungarians in Romania, then why don't Greeks in America (Sampras, Prousis) play for Greece?:shrug:

Kristoffer

Jun 18th, 2009, 10:57 AM

But if they are all Hungarians in Romania, then why don't Greeks in America (Sampras, Prousis) play for Greece?:shrug:

That's a different situation. Transylvania used to belong to Hungary, but after World Wars, Romania got it together with 1,500,000 Hungarians. While the American Greeks are immigrants (left their own country), it wasn't the Hungarian minority's decision to belong to Romania. See the difference?